Opinion | Off the Cuff
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Monday Apr 22
Why do doctors wear white and lawyers black?
It need not reflect on the nobility of the profession
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Sunday Apr 21
The complete man is not so perfect in hindsight
Perceptions change over the years
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Saturday Apr 20
Pupils who have yet to unfold their wings
What’s going on here may be a form of maturity inflation
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Friday Apr 19
Living beyond one’s means
I suspect many of us have a kitty of this kind, created with the tacit knowledge of the other partner
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Thursday Apr 18
Dubai taxis: Cruising along or being taken for a ride?
Talking to your travelling companion doesn’t cost you a thing
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Wednesday Apr 17
Life behind the walls we build
Fifteen polite, engaging but certainly distant and cold minutes in the company of an Austen scholar
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Tuesday Apr 16
Floating like a wasp at a Yogathon
My interest in yoga was awakened when I heard an instructor say that this ancient Indian physical, mental and spiritual discipline even helps those with diabetes
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Monday Apr 15
India: It’s a big headache to fuel our cooking fires
Getting a LPG cylinder refill is an uphill task in India
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Sunday Apr 14
Making the right impression
Like it or not, what others think of us matters a great deal
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Saturday Apr 13
Slipping into my cloak of ‘transparency’
Nowadays, ‘available’ is a status on instant messaging services
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Friday Apr 12
Swipes, clicks and light touches ... the widening generation gap
How did the light pass over our heads and go straight to the next generation?
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Thursday Apr 11
Remote possibility of inbuilt TV controls
Relishing the thought of fast forwarding, pausing and replaying life
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Tuesday Apr 9
In Dubai when it rains, it pours
If it snows this winter, I will be famous and my video will surely go viral
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Monday Apr 8
What if patients start advising the doctor
A positive attitude is critical to getting well soon
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Sunday Apr 7
Pangs of separation, the joy of reunion
Emotions come to life at train stations, bus stands and airports
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Saturday Apr 6
Digital obsession is killing off our bookshops
It’s all about convenience in this fast-paced world
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Friday Apr 5
The lure of the supermarket
It is the supermarket that gives me the feel of a place
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Thursday Apr 4
Knocking on the doors of justice with a few home-grown truths
The appellants were often hoist by their own petard
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Wednesday Apr 3
Give the shy boy a chance
There’s just no reason to underestimate the meek and humble
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Tuesday Apr 2
Finance course taught me money is great for buying stuff
Hopefully, with my new-found knowledge about banking and finance I will also be able to ask wise questions to the bank salesman calling me to upgrade my credit card
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Monday Apr 1
Fading glory: the black art of stage lighting
Embellishment for embellishment’s sake starts to get fruity and tiring
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Saturday Mar 30
In order to omit needless words and cut deadwood
Do more for your writers than just execute a string of reflexive deletions
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Friday Mar 29
Street encounters of the better kind
An encounter that seemed too good to be true
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Thursday Mar 28
The greening of a throwaway society
Plastic is anything but fantastic
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Wednesday Mar 27
What you reap is how you sow
When four generations of Mantovanis gather together on the special day near the waterside
Opinion Editor's choice
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Neither united nor untainted
The BJP has to set its house in order in terms of corruption and infighting
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US should do more for Libya
For many Libyans, there is gnawing disenchantment with the pace of progress
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Digital revolution a gift to power of state
The digital revolution has given paranoid governments free rein
